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Author behind Paramount's Fake reveals the chilling true story behind popular love scam series and how it could happen to anyone on dating apps
After breaking things off with Joe, writer Stephanie Wood began investigating him and learnt he was not the man he claimed to be - and all it took to unravel his web of lies was a simple trick on Google.
After breaking things off with Joe because of his frequent cancellations and bizarre excuses, Wood began investigating him and learnt he was not a farmer and property developer as he claimed, but was financially bankrupt and had a criminal record. She admitted she has found certain scenes difficult to watch, particularly when Joe tells Birdie he will emotionally support her as she pursues her dream of writing a book - an exchange Wood said is 'very much true' to her real-life story. Fake has been compared to the Netflix documentary The Tinder Swindler, which detailed how a real-life dating app con artist stole huge sums of money from his string of romantic partners.
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